On this week's show we talked about Photojojo's tips for taking a photo a day to see your life in a whole new way. Photo projects can be really interesting and revealing, and they are wonderful to look back on year from now. Plus, you get to feed your creative side!
Our ingenious friend Rupert Howe created this screencast mashup masterpiece. I don't know if any of you have ever seen the film The Mystery of Picasso, but I highly recommend you check it out -- you can see Picasso at work actually creating a number of paintings. That's what this screencast is like -- you get to see Rupert's whole process. Sure, it's not exactly 15 seconds, but hey, rules are made to be broken! Thanks very much, Rupert!
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
More after the jump!
Michael sent in his mashup (also posted on YouTube) where we ride the thumping bass through space! Thanks, Michael!
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
Angel from Philly sent in a mashup (posted here on Vimeo) that makes it looks like we're at one helluva a party, baby! Thanks, Angel, and awesome job!
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
Our old friend Lee comes through with a very cool mashup (posted to MIX here) that gets its abstraction on! Thanks, Lee. Check out his blog on MIX and his site, too!
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
Jonny hooked us up with this mashup (posted to Vimeo here) where we all seem to be dancing under the watchful LOLcat Oracle eyes! Thanks, Jonny! The music is by Now You See Them, and check out Jonny's blog, too!
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
Dale sent in a mashup that, er, seems to put an end to us all! But check out the titles he added at the end for the inside jokes (also posted on YouTube here). Thanks, Dale! Be sure to check out Dale's site and his Project 2357.
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
Big shout to Josh for his mashup video (posted on Vimeo here)! Mashups come in all flavors and colors, including rainbows! ;) Music by Glassell Park 3!
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
By the way, this is version 2 of Josh's video. Check out version 1 after the jump with music from Josh's old band Nadine Rose!
The mashups have been flowing in since last week and we wanted to get them up on the blog for everyone to see!
Here's one from Daniel (posted to Blip here) that puts us all in the great city of Seattle! Thanks, Daniel! Check out his MIX profile, too!
If you want to create a mashup video, here's the info! You could get a free EPIC FU t-shirt!
Like Zadi mentions on today's episode, we're hosting a video mashup event with a chance to win an EPIC FU t-shirt! Here's how you can participate:
Labor Day weekend is in full-effect in the United States, which means hordes of people will be making their way to their favorite park or beach for their annual holiday picnic.
In honor of our continuing and expanded 7 Days without Plastic project, I thought it would be interesting to figure out a way to have a plastic-free picnic or barbecue. Now, I'm not saying that this is the easiest of tasks -- but let's see if it can be done.
Ryanne Hodson from ryanishungry.com supplied me with some basic important tips to keep in mind during my plastic-free week. I wanted to share her pointers with all of you.
The main point, and one that I found to be especially true is that my main plastic in-take came from food that was packaged in plastic containers. Avoiding these were difficult but surprisingly doable, especially if you're buying fresh food, which is ultimately better for your body.
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There are some people who are doing this project along with me. Paco is one of them. He even made an entire blog documenting his experience.
day one recap: seven days w/o plastic from Zadi Diaz on Vimeo.
So yesterday went fairly well, didn't take in much new plastic into my life except for the two unsuspecting condiment containers that came with my lunch. I have to remember to make sure to ask for no straws, etc. Those kinds of things just pop up without warning. Made me aware that there are many small plastic items that add up in the end.
The most embarrassing moment? Buying a dress and having to ask the attendant if they had paper bags -- otherwise I wouldn't be able to buy the dress. I of course said it was for a project... what can I say? I was afraid she would think I was completely nuts. Surprisingly, she completely dug what I was doing. Whew.
And so it begins -- my foray into the land of the plastic-free. I have to admit that I really have no idea what to expect other than to expect to encounter plastic everywhere. For instance just this morning I thought, what happens if I cut myself? I can't use a band-aid? That's insane! What am I thinking?
But that's really not the point of this project. There is good plastic -- like bike helmets and band-aids, and there's bad plastic, the disposable kind -- like cups, utensils, and containers.
